A bundle of fun, clearly laid-out revision maps to help condense a unit into memorable revision notes. These revision maps are for Religious Studies GCSE. They are specifically made for WJEC/Eduqas but could also be used to support students in AQA and Edexcel. They are best printed on A3 for students to fill in when revising set units. This also includes one filled-in revision map which could be used as demonstrating or a starting point for completing the maps. The topics included are: Christianity (one for beliefs and one for practices) Islam (one for beliefs and one for practices) Good and Evil Relationships Human Rights Life and Death Please comment below to give me feedback on this resource, whether you found it helpful or not. Please also comment if there is anything you think I could do to improve this resource or any questions you may have. Happy teaching!

This resource includes a complete unit of work for the Soul, Mind and Body unit of the OCR A-level Religious Studies, though could be adapted for other exam boards. Included are a whole unit of PowerPoint slides covering the whole spec, a workbook which matches the slides, a revision activity of a unit overview map, two exemplar essays and a set of links to further resources/revision notes. Covered in this unit of work are Plato and Aristotle’s beliefs on the soul, including discussion of whether the soul is immortal; an introduction to the mind body problem, e.g. the Ship of Theseus; Descartes’ substance dualism; property dualism; hard materialists, such as Skinner and Dawkins, with criticism from Dennett; soft materialism, including Hick; and Ryle’s category error. A complete unit of work all ready to go! Hope you enjoy and happy teaching :)

A complete unit of work all ready to go! This resource includes a complete unit of work for the Nature of God unit of the Philosophy section of OCR A-level Religious Studies (A2), though could be adapted for other exam boards. Included are a whole unit of PowerPoint slides covering the whole spec, a workbook which matches the slides, two exemplar essays, a bunch of worksheets/extra resources and some exemplar filled in tables considering the clashes and compliments between different attributes. There are a great range of discussion points and various activities to keep students engaged. I usually take about twelve teaching hours to complete this unit of work. Covered in this unit of work are various interpretations of omnipotence (including Descartes, Aquinas and Augustine); interpretations of omniscience; whether God is eternal or everlasting (including Boethius, Anselm and Swinburne); how far free will is affected; interpretations of benevolence, including whether the existence of Hell is compatible with God’s attributes; and how far the contradictions between attributes can be resolved. A complete unit of work all ready to go! Hope you enjoy and happy teaching :)

These are complete mind-maps for the AQA Christianity course (including both beliefs and practices). The mind-maps mimic the specification, including everything the students need to know for their exams. For Christian beliefs, it includes: God, including Trinity and the problem of evil Jesus, including incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension Creation, including Genesis 1-3 and the tole of the Trinity Afterlife, including heaven, hell, purgatory, resurrection and Judgement Day Sin and Salvation, including original sin, grace, works and law For Christian practices, it includes: Types of worship, including non-liturgical, liturgical and formal Prayer, including set and informal prayer Sacraments, including baptism and Eucharist Pilgrimage, including Lourdes and Iona Festivals, including Christmas and Easter The role of the church, including Street Pastors and Trussell Trust Mission, evangelism and church growth The worldwide church, including reconciliation, persecution and charities For both units, key words and scripture are included. These are revision mind maps with concise notes - great to generate discussion, support answering practice questions and to use as display. A brilliant, visual revision tool! Keep an eye out as I will be uploading more revision maps for the GCSE course in the coming weeks. I am currently working on Islam!

A set of knowledge organisers for A-Level Religious Studies. They have been designed for the OCR specification but are likely appropriate for other exam boards too. The knowledge organisers cover the whole OCR ethics specification: Natural Law Kantian Ethics Situation Ethics Utilitarianism Business Ethics Euthanasia Sexual Ethics Conscience Meta-Ethics They cover the AO1 content needed, such as the difference between act and rule utilitarianism; the formulas of the Categorical Imperative; the primary precepts; the six propositions; how to apply the theories to homosexuality; theological vs. psychological views on the conscience, and much more! They each cover every part on the content section of the specification in a good level of detail. A great revision tool for students about to approach exams or to consolidate knowledge of a unit. These would make brilliant posters and also work very well on a phone screen to share with students! If you like these, please leave a review and happy teaching!

This is a complete unit of work covering at least 8 hours of teaching (though it usually takes me at least 12!) It is suitable for key stage 3, exploring the idea of crime and punishment, primarily within a UK context. The resource includes four key topics, which are covered over multiple series of lessons: Crime , including why people commit crimes and whether crime is always evil. Aims of punishment with a focus on reformation, retribution, deterrence and protection, including evaluation and application of each one. Prisonsthrough an exploration of the prison system within the UK and critical comparison to other countries systems, especially Halden in Norway. Death penalty including the laws regarding the death penalty and use of the death penalty in the UK and worldwide, the purpose of the death penalty as well as arguments both for and against the death penalty, including religious and secular arguments. There are a range of tasks and activities, such as worksheets, gap-fills, video resources and a 12-mark assessment. Please leave a review. Happy teaching!

This resource includes three students booklets: An introduction to On Liberty and the concept of freedom A study guide which goes through each of the five chapters of Mill’s On Liberty An evaluation guide to On Liberty exploring different scholars ideas A worksheet on key quotes from chapter 3 A document of all past paper questions A game of articulate with a mix of key words and ideas from the unit There are also some answers provided for the chapter study guide and the evaluation (though please note these are not all completely answered). I use this resource to teach the whole of the set text part of the IB philosophy course. It usually takes me the majority of the academic year with reading of the text completed both in lessons and as homework tasks. Please note that if you like the style of my other resources, that the style of this resource is very different! The student booklets are all designed to be completed electronically, but this could be altered. Happy teaching!

This is a whole unit of lessons to teach the Meta-Ethics unit of the OCR Religious Studies A-level. It would likely be appropriate for other exam boards also. This resources includes lesson powerpoints for the whole unit, an accompanying student booklet which follows the powerpoint exactly, as well as a summary / revision map, revision crossword and information sheet on Prescriptivism. It is all ready to teach and supports independent, student-led learning. This covers all the points on the OCR specification with a focus on naturalism, intuitionism and emotivism. The three key approaches are explored through many scholars, including but not limited to Bradley, Hume, Ayer, Moore, Mackie, Prichard and Foot. Each approach is also individually evaluated. The resources also goes further including Hare’s proposal of prescriptivism. It encourages students to evaluate whether or not what is meant by the word ‘good’ is the defining question in the study of ethics; whether or not ethical terms such as good, bad, right and wrong have an objective factual basis that makes them true or false in describing something or reflect only what is in the mind of the person using such terms; whether ethical terms can be said to be meaningful or meaningless; and whether or not, from a common sense approach, people just know within themselves what is good, bad, right and wrong. A complete unit of work, ready to teach! Please leave a review and happy teaching!

A complete unit of work ready to go! This includes PowerPoint, student workbook, revision map, a game of articulate and an example essay focusing on the conscience topic in A-level RS, Ethics section of the OCR exam board. It is completely ready to teach, exploring ideas of Aquinas’ theological approach and Freud’s psychological approach to the conscience, with a comparison on them both. It also considers key questions such as the issue of guilt, whether conscience is the same as reason or whether conscience is an umbrella term. It also looks at the ideas of additional scholars such as Fletcher, Kant, Newman, Augustine and Fromm. The workbook includes a range of tasks so students can work independently and matches up exactly to the PowerPoint for ease of teaching. If you like this resource, please leave a review!

This is a complete resource and unit of work for the IB Philosophy study of the ethics optional unit. This resources covers the ‘normative ethics’ aspect of the specification. It is a complete unit of work inclusive of powerpoints and student booklets to accompany each powerpoint - this greatly encourages student-led learning. It also includes information sheets and an example essay. The unit covers at least 20 hours of teaching (though I usually take a little longer as I teach this from September through to February!). The resource covers six main normative theories, including explanations and evaluation of each one. It includes the points on the specification of moral principles, virtue / character based theories and deontological versus teleological theories, explored through the following theories: Aquinas’ Natural Law Divine Command Theory Utilitarianism Virtue Ethics Kantian Ethics Social Contract Theory If you like this resource, please leave a review. Happy teaching!

NOTE: There is a NEW UPDATED RESOURCE for this unit on my shop. I would recommend the new version of the resource rather than this version! A complete unit of work ready to go! This includes PowerPoint, student workbook and an example essay focusing on the conscience topic in A-level RS, Ethics section of the OCR exam board. It is completely ready to teach, exploring ideas of Aquinas’ theological approach and Freud’s psychological approach to the conscience, with a comparison on them both. It also considers key questions such as the issue of guilt, whether conscience is the same as reason or whether conscience is an umbrella term. The workbook includes a range of tasks so students can work independently and matches up exactly to the PowerPoint for ease of teaching. If you like this resource, please leave a review!

This is a brilliant and complete unit of work for teaching the arguments from observation section of A-level (AS) Religious Studies, with focus on Aquinas’ five ways (both the cosmological argument and the design/teleological argument), Paley’s watch, Hume’s criticisms and the challenges of evil and evolution. It also includes wider knowledge such as the Kalam cosmological argument, Leibniz’s principle of sufficient reason, the Copleston v Russell debate and Tennant’s aesthetic and anthropic principles. The unit of work has been made in line with the OCR Religious Studies A-level specification, though could also be applicable to other A-level boards, such as AQA and Edexcel. There are a range of worksheets, activities and lesson powerpoints to keep students engaged and enthused. There are also three example essays to help students structure their work and model responses. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful and happy teaching!

This resources covers the applied ethics section of Businnes Ethics specifically for the OCR RS A-level, however it may be applicable to other boards also. This is a complete unit of work including lesson PowerPoint covering the whole unit and a student booklet to accompany, filled with various different tasks and resources, such as case studies and exploration of key questions, to help support student-led learning. This resource covers: corporate social responsibility; whistleblowing; good ethics is good business; globalisation; whether or not the concept of corporate social responsibility is nothing more than ‘hypocritical window-dressing’ covering the greed of a business intent on making profits; whether or not human beings can flourish in the context of capitalism and consumerism; whether globalisation encourages or discourages the pursuit of good ethics as the foundation of good business; and the application of both Kantian Ethics and Utilitarianism to the ethical issue of Business. It is all ready to teach! Please leave a review and if you like this, check out my other A-level resources which all follow the same pattern of powerpoints and a student booklet. Happy teaching!

A whole unit of work for AS-Level RS unit on Augustine and Human nature (Development of Christian thought). Includes PowerPoint slides for the whole unit, along with worksheets and information sheets and built-in activities. Also includes simplified revision notes for quick unit recap, and guided questions for 40-mark essay writing with an example. Easy to follow with scaffolded sheets and integrated activities. Developed for students targeted A*-C.

A complete student workbook for the death and afterlife unit of the OCR A-level Religious Studies syllabus, Development of Christian Thought unit. It can also be applicable for other exam boards, such as Edexcel and AQA. The workbook is 17 pages covering beliefs in heaven, hell and purgatory; whether these are spiritual, symbolic or physical places; different beliefs about election (including limited, unlimited and universalism); the importance of Jesus’ resurrection and the teachings of St. Paul; the key questions of the unit - e.g. whether the afterlife is eternal, if purgatory is a state everyone goes through and whether heaven is the perfection and transformation of the whole of creation. This includes a great range of Biblical scripture and parables, and key scholars, e.g. Calvin, Augustine, HIck and Barth - to name a few There a range of different activities and key questions for discussion. The whole unit can be taught purely form the workbook with enough space for students notes and clear structure for the whole scheme of work. I usually take approximately ten teaching hours with the use of this booklet for the whole unit. I hope you find it useful and happy teaching!

This resources covers the applied ethics section of Sexual Ethics specifically for the OCR RS A-level, however it may be applicable to other boards also. This is a complete unit of work including lesson PowerPoint covering the whole unit and a student booklet to accompany, filled with various different tasks and resources, such as case studies and exploration of key questions, to help support student-led learning. This resource covers premarital, extramarital sex and homosexuality, primarily from a Christian perspective, considering different Christian views (e.g. Catholic and Anglican) as well as secular views. The resource covers the influence of developments in religious beliefs and practices on debates about the morality, legality and tolerability of these areas of sexual ethics, including: Traditional Christian religious beliefs and practices (from any religious perspectives) regarding these areas of sexual ethics and how these beliefs and practices have changed over time; The impact of secularism on these areas of sexual ethics; Application of natural law, situation ethics, Kantian ethics and utilitarianism. There is also guided discussion on whether or not religious beliefs and practices concerning sex and relationships have a continuing role in the area of sexual ethics; whether choices in the area of sexual behaviour should be entirely private and personal, or whether they should be subject to societal norms and legislation ; and whether normative theories are useful in what they might say about sexual ethics. It is all ready to teach! Please leave a review and if you like this, check out my other A-level resources which all follow the same pattern of powerpoints and a student booklet. Happy teaching!

Complete unit of work for the teaching of Ancient Greek Influences, focusing on Plato and Aristotle. This was created for the A-Level Religious Studies OCR. The resource includes PowerPoint slides for a series of lessons covering the whole unit, plus a student booklet made alongside the PowerPoint to encourage student-led learning. The booklet includes a wide range of activities to test and demonstrate knowledge and understanding. The resource covers all key points on the spec, including Plato’s theory of the forms and analogy of the cave, Aristotle’s four causes and the Prime Mover, concluding in evaluation of both theories and comparison of the two. Also included in this resource package is an A3 revision sheet for comparison of the theories plus an A3 revision map breaking the unit down into clear sections; a knowledge test, with answers included; an example essay with clear structuring and example points to support students. If you find this resource helpful or have any further comments, please let me know. Happy teaching!

This resources covers the applied ethics section of Euthanasia specifically for the OCR RS A-level, however it may be applicable to other boards also. This is a complete unit of work including lesson PowerPoint covering the whole unit and a student booklet to accompany, filled with various different tasks and resources, such as case studies and exploration of key questions, to help support student-led learning. This resource covers: sanctity and quality of life; voluntary vs non-voluntary; passive and active; UK laws; a range of case studies; discussion on whether medical intervention and non-intervention are the same (acts and omissions); whether sanctity of life still has value today; how much autonomy a person should have with regards to the right to die; and the application of both Natural Law and Situation Ethics to the ethical issue of euthanasia. It is all ready to teach! Please leave a review and if you like this, check out my other A-level resources which all follow the same pattern of powerpoints and a student booklet. Happy teaching!

Complete unit of work covering theme E of AQA Religious Studies GCSE - crime and punishment. May also be relevant for other exam boards. This is a complete unit of work, inclusive of 7 PowerPoint lessons, resources including worksheets, videos, a revision map, unit checklist and practice questions. These lessons cover: good and evil; crime and the reasons for crime; attitudes towards lawbreakers; different types of crime, including hate crimes, theft and murder; aims of punishment, including retribution, reformation, deterrence and protection; treatment of criminals, including prison, corporal punishment and community service; forgiveness; and the death penalty. All content is covered from Chrsitianity and Islam, inclusive of lots of religious teachings and examples. The whole unit is complete and ready to teach with easy to follow lessons. Please leave a review and happy teaching!

This is a whole unit of lessons to teach the Situation Ethics unit of the OCR Religious Studies A-level. It would likely be appropriate for other exam boards also. This resources includes lesson powerpoints for the whole unit, an accompanying student booklet which follows the powerpoint exactly, a knowledge test and further information sheets to support learning activities. It is all ready to teach and supports independent, student-led learning. This covers Fletcher’s situation ethics, the use of agape, the six propositions, four working principles and Fletcher’s understanding of the conscience. It encourages students to evaluative whether situation ethics is helpful in moral decision making; whether agape can be useful in making moral judgements; whether situation ethics actually is a Christian ethics; and if a relative approach is more beneficial than an absolutist approach to ethics. A complete unit of work, ready to teach! Please leave a review and happy teaching!